The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-05-27

their appearance were Cne LOUISIANA hlHeS,
of New Orleans who marched quietly up
Pennsylvania avenue to Willard's Hotel
and afterwards to camp which they
entered as silently as spies. The Vicks-
burg Southrons followed them making
quite a noise with their silver comets, and
the Louisiana men received their Mississ-
ipp neighbors with hearty cneer which
was duly reciprocated.
The city of tents around the base of the
Washington Monument is quite picturesque
and there is also a ladies camp Just north
of the parade grounds. Large parties of
ladies accompanied some of the military
organizations here and some of them pre-
ferred 10 go into camp to stopping at the
hotels and boarding houses. Some prefer
red it at the novelty of the experience and
others because of the economic feature of
camp life.
Quite sensation occurred when it was
reported that there would be no liquor in
camp because of an order issued by the
President to revoke the privilege. 1t
seems that committee of ladies appointed
for the purpose by the w. q. T. U. called
upon the President and presented him
protest against the sale of intoxicating Ii
quors on the drill grounds, it being gov
eminent property, and asked his interior
ence. The ladies said the President re-
ceiyed them most courteously, expressed
his disproval of the license to sell llq uors
on the drill ground, and gave them much
encouragement to believe it would not be
DONE The ladies also called on Col. Will
son, Commissioner, of public buildings
and grounds, and other gentlemen having
authority.
The bar-room privilege of the ground
had been sold by the Drill committee for
81 800, but about noon on last Friday, the
man who had bought the privilege of open
ing the bar under the grand stand, was no.
tiled that the order granting him this priv
ilege was revoked, and he at once ceased
his preparations.
Later it was stated that this action of
the Drill committee was in no way due to
the President or to the ladies of the w. G.
L. IT,, that before the ladies had waited on
the President, the Drill committee had
passed their resolution revoking the sale Of
intoxicating liquors on the ground.
Probably the real secret of the commit
ees action was that it received through the
Commissioner of public grounds polite
intimation that it would be very graf flying
to the War Deparsment to which the Drill
grounds belongs if intoxicating liquors
were excluded. The committee, already
under great obligations to the War Depart
ment, could not afford to ignore a hint of
that kind, and they promptly made the or
der revoking the bar privilege. So at the
refreshment counter under the grand stand
only temperance drinks will be sold this
week.
The President has been working very
hard and steadily now for some time, has
de cided to take rest. He will go soon ac-
com panied by his wife and her mother.
Colonel and Mrs. Lamont, to Saranac Lake
N. Y, for about ten days fishing. Last
season be delayed his trip to the mountains
until it was almost TOO late for this sport.
He expects to get there before the crowd of
Adirondack visitors assemble, with the
view of securing good rest. 1t is probab-
lie that this will be his only opportunity to
be away from Washington for any length
of time. Extra session talk is again reviv-
ed, and should he deem it necessary to
call an extra session of Congress, as many
men of prominence think he will. he would
probably be deprived of later summer va
cation.
An extra session is urged chiefly by the
advocates of tariff reduction, who think
that the country demands relief from tax
alton and the lease of good deal of the
money that is thereby locked up in the
Treasury. From partisan standpoint, the
Democratic politicians would, of course,
prefer to avoid an extra session. 1t would
involve additional expense for which the
dominant party is always held responsible.